A survey of bus riders reports late buses, lots of waiting at dirty stops and little shade, on six routes in the city of Los Angeles.
Almost half of the L.A. County Metro buses did not arrive when scheduled, while half of bus stops in the city of Los Angeles were dirty with trash or litter, and more than one-fourth had no shade, according to results of a survey released on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
People wait for a westbound Metro bus while a homeless man sleeps on the bus bench on 8th and Alvarado streets in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. A community group found bus riders concerned about delays, dirty bus stops, lack of shade and unreliable service. “Metro themselves say they want reliability,” Meaney said in an interview. “This is not rocket science. The puzzling question is why haven’t we done anything meaningful about it?”
Part of the group’s plan is to require Metro and the Los Angeles City Council, which appoints a third of the Metro board, to listen to bus riders, she said. • 44% of the volunteers said their bus did not arrive on time. Some said it left early, leaving them waiting at the stop for the next bus. In the survey, rider Aziz reported four buses in a row did not show up. He waited 57 minutes for the eastbound Line 18 bus on a bright sunny day with 50 others, who sought shade from nearby buildings. Many riders in South L.A. on Line 108 nicknamed it “The Late 108.
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